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A court in Pakistan has sentenced one man to death and another to life imprisonment in connection with deadly bombings in Lahore last year. | A court in Pakistan has sentenced one man to death and another to life imprisonment in connection with deadly bombings in Lahore last year. |
Jan Maqbool, who faces death, and Asghar Ali allegedly belong to the banned Balochistan Liberation Army. | Jan Maqbool, who faces death, and Asghar Ali allegedly belong to the banned Balochistan Liberation Army. |
Eleven people were killed and 20 injured when two blasts ripped through busy areas of Lahore last September. | Eleven people were killed and 20 injured when two blasts ripped through busy areas of Lahore last September. |
No group claimed responsibility for the blasts. The BLA has been blamed for a number of bombings in Pakistan. | No group claimed responsibility for the blasts. The BLA has been blamed for a number of bombings in Pakistan. |
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Police and intelligence sources say Maqbool and Ali were arrested within four days of the 22 September blasts, which occurred near a bus terminal and outside a busy public park in Lahore. | Police and intelligence sources say Maqbool and Ali were arrested within four days of the 22 September blasts, which occurred near a bus terminal and outside a busy public park in Lahore. |
There are three absconding accused and their arrest warrants have been issued by the Lahore high court Prosecutor Sardar Najeeb Akbar Ali | |
Ali was convicted of obtaining a bicycle to which explosives were attached in the attack by the bus terminal. Maqbool was found guilty of planting the bicycle bomb in that attack. | Ali was convicted of obtaining a bicycle to which explosives were attached in the attack by the bus terminal. Maqbool was found guilty of planting the bicycle bomb in that attack. |
Three other men were charged with involvement in the blasts, but have never been apprehended. | Three other men were charged with involvement in the blasts, but have never been apprehended. |
"The trial was held in a courtroom open to public - it was not in camera or in prison," prosecutor Sardar Najeeb Akbar Ali told the BBC. | "The trial was held in a courtroom open to public - it was not in camera or in prison," prosecutor Sardar Najeeb Akbar Ali told the BBC. |
"There are three absconding accused and their arrest warrants have been issued by the Lahore high court." | "There are three absconding accused and their arrest warrants have been issued by the Lahore high court." |
Appeals | Appeals |
The outlawed BLA claims to fight for the rights of Balochistan, Pakistan' largest and most impoverished province. | The outlawed BLA claims to fight for the rights of Balochistan, Pakistan' largest and most impoverished province. |
Extremely rich in mineral resources, it is currently the centre of a rebellion by local tribesmen against what they say is exploitation by the federal authorities. | Extremely rich in mineral resources, it is currently the centre of a rebellion by local tribesmen against what they say is exploitation by the federal authorities. |
The military has launched a crackdown in the province to quell the uprising. | The military has launched a crackdown in the province to quell the uprising. |
There have been a series of bomb attacks in Balochistan, and elsewhere in Pakistan, for which the BLA has been blamed. | There have been a series of bomb attacks in Balochistan, and elsewhere in Pakistan, for which the BLA has been blamed. |
The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in Karachi says neither Maqbool or Ali is of Baloch origin - both in fact come from Bahawalpur, a city in southern Punjab province. | The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in Karachi says neither Maqbool or Ali is of Baloch origin - both in fact come from Bahawalpur, a city in southern Punjab province. |
The three other men charged over the Lahore bombing are said to be Bugtis, one of Balochistan's leading tribes. | The three other men charged over the Lahore bombing are said to be Bugtis, one of Balochistan's leading tribes. |
Nawab Akbar Bugti, leader of the Bugtis, was one of the principal leaders of the rebellion until he was killed in a battle with government forces in August. | Nawab Akbar Bugti, leader of the Bugtis, was one of the principal leaders of the rebellion until he was killed in a battle with government forces in August. |
Sentences for the Lahore attacks were passed late on Monday. Both Maqbool and Ali plan to appeal, according to a local paper which quoted their lawyer. | Sentences for the Lahore attacks were passed late on Monday. Both Maqbool and Ali plan to appeal, according to a local paper which quoted their lawyer. |
A number of suspects convicted of terrorist offences have recently been freed on appeal by higher courts. | A number of suspects convicted of terrorist offences have recently been freed on appeal by higher courts. |
Just last week, the Sindh High Court acquitted two men sentenced to death for bombing the US consulate in Karachi in 2002. | Just last week, the Sindh High Court acquitted two men sentenced to death for bombing the US consulate in Karachi in 2002. |
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